Skellig Lesson 13: Making Links - PowerPoint

Lesson Thirteen in the 'Skellig' series by David Almond, available from Teacher-of-Primary.co.uk, is tailored to enhance students' deduction skills while exploring the intricate connections between characters and events within the novel. The lesson's objectives are to develop students' ability to deduce information and to delve into the author's technique of linking elements of the story. This involves a preliminary activity that challenges students' preconceptions and warms them up for the main task, which requires them to draw connections between various images and explain their reasoning behind these links.

During the lesson, students are encouraged to identify both obvious and subtle connections within 'Skellig', such as the relationship between the baby and the mysterious man in the garage. They are tasked with finding evidence in the text that demonstrates these links, particularly focusing on the parallels between the baby's condition and the health of Skellig. The lesson concludes with a plenary session where students present their findings to the class and discuss the author's purpose in creating these narrative connections. This discussion aims to deepen their understanding of the novel and the thematic significance of the links they have uncovered.